tag: grand canyon

Native Americans for Harris
Native people have long felt like politicians overlook them, but both parties are seeking the Native vote more than ever before.
Pinyon Plain Mine Protest
Uranium mining has been a point of contention for Southwest tribal nations for decades.
Navajo Nation
The shipment of uranium ore from the new Pinyon Plain Mine near the Grand Canyon has outraged leaders of the Navajo Nation.
Havasupai Reservation
The Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, at the request of the Havasupai Tribe, responded to flooding in the Grand Canyon.
Chuckwalla National Monument
With just a few months left in Biden administration, tribal nations are hoping to score one more win for the protection of their sacred places.
'Radioactive' Uranium Shipment
Tribal leaders are condemning the primary producer of uranium for transporting hazardous materials through their territories without their consent and without advance notice.
Buffalo
A bipartisan bill would relocate some of the 20,500 buffalo on public lands to tribal lands.
Bryan Newland and Fawn Sharp
Tribal leaders urged lawmakers to pass a package of bills that would protect cultural and sacred sites on public lands.
Damon Clarke
Getting access to Colorado River water is “the only feasible solution” for the Hualapai Tribe, Chairman Damon Clarke said.
Pinyon Plain Mine formerly known as Canyon Mine
A federal appeals court ruled that a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon can operate, even though it sits on land declared off-limits to new mining.
Grand Canyon Bison
A planned hunt of bison in the Grand Canyon appears to be moving forward despite last-minute pleas to relocate the animals to safety.
Supai Grand Canyon
After hitting a 40-year low in the pandemic year of 2020, national park visitors – and their dollars – are steadily returning.
grandcanyonbison
According to the National Park Service, the herd of 600 bison on the Grand Canyon North Rim will be reduced to 200.
keepitgrand
For four years, the Trump administration took steps to boost uranium mining for what it called national security reasons, a move environmentalists saw as an attempt to open the door to mining near the Grand Canyon.